Here's some flavor-in-flag-form to build a sort of worldview on where we sit: Here is a brief view (in the form of the national flags) of the major powers of Europe. [hider=The Powers of Europe] [b]The Concert of Europe[/b] [b]THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/1024px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png[/img] [b]THE KINGDOM OF FRANCE (ROYAUME DE FRANCE)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Royal_Standard_of_the_King_of_France.svg/1024px-Royal_Standard_of_the_King_of_France.svg.png[/img] [b]THE GERMAN CONFEDERATION (DEUTSCHER BUND)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Germany_%28unoff%29.svg/1024px-Flag_of_Germany_%28unoff%29.svg.png[/img] [i]and its two major players...[/i] [b]THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE (KAISERTUM ÖSTERREICH)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_the_Habsburg_Monarchy.svg/1024px-Flag_of_the_Habsburg_Monarchy.svg.png[/img] [b]THE KINGDOM OF PRUSSIA (KÖNIGREICH PREUßEN)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Prussia_%281803-1892%29.svg/1024px-Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Prussia_%281803-1892%29.svg.png[/img] [b]THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE (РОССИЙСКАЯ ИМПЕРИЯ/ROSSIYSKAYA IMPERIYA)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_the_Russian_Empire_%28black-yellow-white%29.svg/1024px-Flag_of_the_Russian_Empire_%28black-yellow-white%29.svg.png[/img] [b]THE KINGDOM OF HUNGARY (MAGYAR KIRÁLYSÁG)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%3B_angels%29.svg/1024px-Flag_of_Hungary_%281915-1918%3B_angels%29.svg.png[/img] [b]The Backbenchers of Europe[/b] [b]THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN (REINO DE ESPAÑA)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg/1024px-Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg.png[/img] [b]THE ROMAN EMPIRE (ΒΑΣΙΛΕΊΑ ῬΩΜΑΊΩΝ/BASILEÍA RHŌMAÍŌNA)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_the_Greek_Orthodox_Church.svg/800px-Flag_of_the_Greek_Orthodox_Church.svg.png[/img] [b]THE REPUBLIC OF THE SEVEN UNITED NETHERLANDS (REPUBLIEK DER ZEVEN VERENIGDE NEDERLANDEN)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Prinsenvlag.svg/1024px-Prinsenvlag.svg.png[/img] [b]THE PRINCIPALITY OF SERBIA (КНЕЖЕВИНА СРБИЈА/KNEŽEVINA SRBIJA[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/State_Flag_of_Serbia_%281882-1918%29.svg/800px-State_Flag_of_Serbia_%281882-1918%29.svg.png[/img] [b]THE KINGDOM OF ROUMANIA (REGATUL ROMÂNIEI)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Romanian_Army_Flag_-_1872_official_model.svg/800px-Romanian_Army_Flag_-_1872_official_model.svg.png[/img] [b]THE STATE OF THE CHURCH (STATUS ECCLESIASTICUS/STATO DELLA CHIESA)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_the_Papal_States_%281825-1870%29.svg/800px-Flag_of_the_Papal_States_%281825-1870%29.svg.png[/img] [b]THE KINGDOM OF THE TWO SICILIES (REGNO D’’E DOJE SICILIE/REGNU DÎ DUI SICILI)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_the_Two_Sicilies_%281816%29.svg/1024px-Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_the_Two_Sicilies_%281816%29.svg.png[/img] [b]THE KINGDOM OF SARDINIA (REGNO DI SARDEGNA)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Civil_Flag_and_Civil_Ensign_of_the_Kingdom_of_Sardinia_%281816-1848%29.svg/800px-Civil_Flag_and_Civil_Ensign_of_the_Kingdom_of_Sardinia_%281816-1848%29.svg.png[/img] [b]THE UNITED KINGDOM OF PORTUGAL, BRAZIL, AND THE ALGARVES (REINO UNIDO DE PORTUGAL, BRASIL E ALGARVES)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_of_Portugal%2C_Brazil%2C_and_Algarves.svg/1024px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_of_Portugal%2C_Brazil%2C_and_Algarves.svg.png[/img] [b]THE SCANDINAVIAN EMPIRE (SKANDINAVISKA RIKET/SKANDINAVISKE RIKET/SKANDINAVISKE RIGE)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_the_Kalmar_Union.svg/800px-Flag_of_the_Kalmar_Union.svg.png[/img] [b]THE THIRD BULGARIAN EMPIRE (ТРЕТАТА БЪЛГАРСКА ИМПЕРИЯ/TRETATA BŬLGARSKA IMPERIYA)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/800px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png[/img] [/hider] The German Confederation's major power-players. This obviously doesn't cover all of the princely entities that exist in Germany, but most of them are under the sway of one or the other. [hider=Der Deutscher Bund] [b]Die Norddeutscher Allianz[/b] [b]THE KINGDOM OF PRUSSIA (KÖNIGREICH PREUßEN)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Prussia_%281803-1892%29.svg/1024px-Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Prussia_%281803-1892%29.svg.png[/img] [b]THE KINGDOM OF HANOVER (DAS KÖNIGREICH HANNOVER)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Hanover_1837-1866.svg/800px-Flag_of_Hanover_1837-1866.svg.png[/img] [b]THE PRINCIPALITY OF THE RHINELAND (DAS FÜRSTENTUM RHEINLAND)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Rhineland-Palatinate.svg/1024px-Flag_of_Rhineland-Palatinate.svg.png[/img] [b]THE GRAND DUCHY OF MECKLENBURG (DAS TEIL-HERZOGTUM MECKLENBURG[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Flagge_Gro%C3%9Fherzogt%C3%BCmer_Mecklenburg.svg/800px-Flagge_Gro%C3%9Fherzogt%C3%BCmer_Mecklenburg.svg.png[/img] [b]Die Süddeutsche Koalition[/b] [b]THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE (KAISERTUM ÖSTERREICH)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_the_Habsburg_Monarchy.svg/1024px-Flag_of_the_Habsburg_Monarchy.svg.png[/img] [b]THE KINGDOM OF BAVARIA (DAS KÖNIGREICH BAYERN)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_Bavaria_%28lozengy%29.svg/800px-Flag_of_Bavaria_%28lozengy%29.svg.png[/img] [b]THE KINGDOM OF WÜRTTEMBERG (DAS KÖNIGREICH WÜRTTEMBERG)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flagge_K%C3%B6nigreich_W%C3%BCrttemberg.svg/800px-Flagge_K%C3%B6nigreich_W%C3%BCrttemberg.svg.png[/img] [b]THE KINGDOM OF SAXONY (DAS KÖNIGREICH SACHSEN)[/b] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flagge_K%C3%B6nigreich_Sachsen_%281815-1918%29.svg/800px-Flagge_K%C3%B6nigreich_Sachsen_%281815-1918%29.svg.png[/img][/hider]